PHIL 309
Neuroethics

3.00

(4,0,0)

15

This course will cover a wide range of topics in the field of neuroethics with the view to assisting students to develop the ability to identify and critically analyze moral problems in that field, and to clarify their own values in relation to specific ethical issues, such as bettering the brain, risks to authenticity, neuroimaging of emotion and intelligence, neuroscience and the law, neurobiology and addiction, responsibility and personhood.

Prerequisites

45 credits of 100-level or higher coursework including 6 credits of PHIL coursework